Coin-wrapper.



E. W. JENNINGS.

COIN WRAPPER.

APPLICATION nun Nov 9, 1907.

930,291 Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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Be it known that I, ERSKINE W. JEN- nlnes, a citizen of the United States, residing. at Nashville, in the ,county pf Davidson and State of Tennessee have invented new arid useful Improvements in floi'n-Wrappers, of which the following is a specification.'-

This invention has reference to improve ments in coin wrappers and its object is to ike coins in stacks containipg an aggregate predetermined value in com. 7

The invention consists of awrapping mechanism by means of. which stacked coins are wrapped in paper and the ends folded over to retain the coins in place.

The coins are first stacked in any appro priate manner and each stack so formed-is then "placed in a wrap ing machine by means of which a band pa er is wrapped around the stack of coins an then the ends of the wrapped paper are folded down upon the ends of the stack in such manner as to securely hold the wrapping against displacement with relation to the coins under ordinary handling.

The invention will be best understood by consideration of the following detailed description. taken in connection with the acouupanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which drawing,

l igm'el is a. side view of the wrap ing machine. Fig. 2, is also a side view at the wrapping machine, but from the opposite side to that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a supporting web 19 formed with a base flange 20 upon which it rests, and with other strengthemng flanges or ribs where needed. Extending through a suitable boss 21 formed in the web 19 is a shaft 22, which maybe considered as the drive shaft for the folding mechanism and receives power from any suitable source by means, not shown. This drive shaft carries a gear wheel 23 meshing with a. pinion 24 upon another shaft 25 also mounted in suitable journal hearings in the web 19. The shaft 22 carries a cam 26 ending in a nose 27 and also another cam 28. lhe cam 26 engages a roller 29 on the free end of a rock arm 30 fast on rock shaft 31 journaled in the web 1.9 and extending through the same. The other end of the shaft 2-31 carries another rock arm 32 the I outer end of which is connected to a link 33,,

Specification of Letters Patent. A lication med November a, 1507. Serial No. 401,480.

.. ratented Aug. 3, 1909.

which latter at one end is connected to a. short angle lever 34 pivoted upon a in 35 fast in theweb 19 near one side t ereoi where it is recessed or cut out, as shown at 36. That.end of the lever 34 remote from the end connected. to the link 33 carries the arbor 37 of a roller 38, which roller has flanged ends 39 fora purpose which will presently appear.

The, pin 35' carries a pinion 40 meshing with another pinion 41 fast on the arbor 37. The pinion 40 isin mesh with another pinion 42 on the stud 43 projecting from the web 19 and the pinion 42 isdriven by another pinion 44 also fast on the stud 45 on the web 19, while the pinion 44 receives motion from still another inion 46 on the stud 47 rotatahlv mounte in the web 19 and carrying still another ing with the gear wheel'49 ast on the shaft 25,,which latter shaft, instead of the shaft if desired, constitute the drive 22, may, shaft. The stud 47 constitutes the arbor of a roller 50 similar to the roller--38 and ha-V- in end flanges 51. The pinion 46 transmits motion to another pinion 52,-and this pinion through other pinions. 53. and 54 transmits motion to stil another pinion 55 on an arbor 56 carrying a roller 57 having cnd flanges :38. The roller 57 is larger than the rollers 38 and 50, but, otherwise, is similar to them, and the arbor 56 is mounted in a sliding box 59in a recess or guideway 60 formed in a bracket 61 erected on the top of the web 19., The guideway is closed by :1 ca plate 62, betweeii .which and the box 59 is coated a s ring 63 tending to urgethe roller 57 tower the rollers 38 and 50. The three rollers an arranged in substantially triangular relation, and they all rotate in the same direction, the gear train being properly proportioned for this purpose and to give the sameperipheral speed to the several rollers. Therollers 57,, 38 and 50 are so grouped. as to receive betweerf them a stack of coin, such as has already" been described, for the purpose of wrapping such stack in a strip 0 paper. Now, when the stack of coin is tween the rollers and t e atter are broughtinto 0 erative relation to the assembled coin. as inticated in Fig. 4 where the stack i represented at (54, the coins cannot escape from the rollers, since they are grasped at points separated by distances less than the diameter of the coins.

inion. 48 mesh )ro erly located be- Located hctwccn the rollers a guard plate (35, which may he brought up close to the edge of thc-coins between said rollers. This guard plate (15 is pivoted at one end to the upper cud of a post (i6 pro jccting from the stud (i7 fast on the. web 19. This stud constilutcs a pivot support; for a short lvvcr (t8 the shorter end 69 of which is fast by a link 70 to the end of the guard plate (,5 remotev from the end pivotcd to the; post, (56. The longer cud of the lever (38 is connected by a link 7]." to one end of an arm 72, the other end of which fast, on the rock shaft 73 suitably journalcd in the web If) and carrying another rock arm is the end of which is in the pnth of the cam 28. The free end of the arm 72 is connected by a link 7.} to a pivoted guard plate 76 arranged to be moved into and out of operative relation to tho stack of coins. Fulcrnmed u )on the roller 38 is a lever 77 carrlying stil another guard plate 78 between t 1e roller 38 and the roller 57. The lever 77 has the and remote from the guard plate 78 under the control of a spring 79 and this end of the lover also carries a pin 80 arranged under certain conditions to-enter a notch 81 in thc'latc-h bar 82. 1

Journaled in the plate 83 rising from the top'of the web 19 and also connected as shown at 84 to the bracket 61 is a roller 85 around which there passes a belt 86 also tending around the roller 57. aboutparallcl with the bolt 86 around the roller 20 and then curved to partly surround the roller 83. but concentric therewith, is a track 87.. (in each side of this track there -are formed teeth SS-in a cut out portion of the respective plate 83, that-there are two plates one is shown, the other being; removed from cleurness of illustration. 7 of the length of the track 87 there is a longitudinal slot '89, and exterior to this slot there is a track 90 on which latter-there tmvels a earrings 91 supporting a lever arm .92 ektending through thc'slot .89 and terminating in a horizontally prvjectin r arm 93. The other end of this lever arm 92 eyoud its pivotal connection with the carriage 91 is connected by a. spring 94 to a finger 95 on that end of t'he carriagc remote from the end carrying the-lever 9%. That end of the track 90 away from the rollers carrying the stack of coins is provided with a stop projcctioi'i 96 and the track at the side of the slot 89 has a. notch or recess 97.

At one sidcbf the base of the w'cb 19 thcrc is erected a support- 98 carrying rollers 99 and 100, the latter'being held to the roller 99by'u sprinigflOl. These rollers are-driven in any suitable manner, not. showntfor feed- .ing apa 'r web 102 along a guide. strip 103 and. un er a stationary knife 104,' while a movable knife 105 s arranged to cooperate ipositely to that of roller 57.

Extending" it being understood 5 83, although only Through a portion i siderablo distance n 38 a d 50, i with tho st'atimulry knife 104 to cut the t-papcr \vch \vlu-n actuated by a rock arm IOU fast on tho rock shaft [0f conuccted by a link it; through tho intcrlnediary of am other llNfl-I arm l().) to the link 33, before rc- I ferrcd to. The paper web after being cut is fed along guidcs I it), 111 hr fccd rolls 112.

suitahl actuated and ultiuiatcly passes to the feed roll 38 to ho guided and fed around the stack of coin 'lhc link 3-! is undcr the control 01'' the spring Ill, and the rock arm 72 is undcr the control of the spring 114.

Now, let it he assumed that a stack of coin is suitably introduced hct'wecn the rollers and that's strip of paper is engaging the slack of coin. Let it furthcr be a ,sumed that. the rollcr is rotating in a direction to causc the lower run of the bolt 86 to travel from the roller 57 toward the roller 85. This will mean that; the roller 57 is rotating counterclock wise, as viewed in Fig. 4, while the rollers 38 and 50 are rotating counter-clockwise, also, but; their points of contact with the coin move op- Allthc rollers are positively driven by the interconnect: iug gearing. The guard plates 65, 76. and 78 coact with the rollers to direct the paper web around the stack of coins, while the flanges on the rollers crimp the paper web, which is wider than the stack of c0ins,,down

around the sides of the end coins, so that t in thc subse nent operation to be described, the. coins wil be held together in the stacked positiom- By the time this operation is completed, the nose 27 of the cam 26 011- gages the roller 29 and so through the rock arm 30 mov's the shaft 31 on its axis, and through the link 33 "moves the angle lever 34 about its ivot, forcin the rollcr38 to-4 ward the roler 50 unti the roller 38 is seated in the notch 36. This causes the lever 77 to also move toward the roller 50 under the action of 'thespring 79 since the roller 38 has been moved out of its path, and the lever 70 'foll'ows'up the since this rollcr forms apivotal support for said lever. Thoup'pcr cud of the lever is held from reverse Inovcn 'ent by a suitable in on the brackish 61', and thereforothe iinvcr end of thislevcr is moved to a conthe spring 79 imtil the pin 80 engages. the notch 81 in the latch: 82.. In. the meantime, however, the

cam 28 has engaged the arm 74 and through the rock'shaft 73.11% ci'iused fhe arm 72 to move against the action of; spring 114 in an upward direction, Sailing the guard plate 7 8 oat of the ,way an t rough the link 71 moving thelever 68; in the direction to pull the guard glam-(i5 downwardly out of roller 38,

the path or the roller 38. The said roller- 38 by the movement described has liftedythe wrap ed stack of coinsonto the track 87 and he belt 86 now causes this-wrapped i -'5 grant. operation.

stack to roll along the track 81' until it en.- the arm 93 'efhs'ver 92, the functlonof wnienm :is to revent the stack from 'being aim-ripped uring the subsessth'e wrapped stack of coins isrollejdwlong the track ST, the ends are engaged by the fingers 88 in succession, .makitig three ciold-s, one for each pair of .fingers, in each 'end of the wrapper, and the final fold being made by the engagement bf the wrap er with the plate 83 beyond the fingers 88 t is plate 83, one stench "end of the stack, serving to crease down and own pact the folds as the wrapped stack is'rollcd '15 along the track 87 to the exit :end thereof.

The carria 91 is carried along the track 90 by the l e ver 92 under the-action of the wrapped stack of coins, until,"ultimately; the finger 95 engages the stop 96, when the wrapped stack of coins will force the lever 92 against-rthe action of the spring 94 until the arm93 is seated in the notclr97 out of the path of the wrapped stack of coins. lVhen the arm 97 is'released, thee ring 94 returns the lever 92 to its norms po sition and the carria e 91 gravitates to the other end of the true r 90. The face of the roller 85 may be coated with soft. rubber or other elastic medium to form a cushion which will take up any diflerence whi may arise in the 'wrap ing of the coin. v litter the wrapped stac r of coins has passed onto the track 87, another stack of coinsmay beplaced between the rollers after they have returned to their normal position by the d-isenga ment of the cam 27 with the arm 30 and t e 'disenga ement of the cam from the arm 74,

when tie several parts will all return to the normal positions. Bhe paper is/fed 40 forward and cut oil by the knives 104/a-nd 105, the parts all being timed in operation for this purpose, and the wrapping proceeds as before. While I have described but one web 19 as supporting the whole structure, this does vnot,,.o course, preclude theuse of two webs with suitable journal bearings for the severa] shafts.

I claim-:--

15A coin Wrapping machine comprising a number of flanged rollers for directing a .web of aper around a stack of coins be: tween t e rollers and at the same time crimping the pa er webover the faces of.

the end coins, sai rollers grasping and supporting the coins while beingwrapped, stationaryfolders, means for carrying the stack so wrapped past the stationar folders in succession to fold down the en 5 of the pa- 5138! web over the endsof the coins, and

me ns for preventing the unwinding of the pa er web-while the stack is being carried past the fol ers'.

2. A coin upping machine comprising a I number of nged rollers for directing a end coins,

web of around a stack of coins tween toe roll'ers and at the sumeltime crimping the paper web over the faces of the vend coins, stationary folders, means .-for rollin the stack so wrapped past the stationa 570 to ders in succession to folddown the en s of the paper web at the ends of the-001F115; and means for preventing the unwinding of the aper web while the stack is passing by the iblders.

3. In u doin wrapping machine, a set of flanged rollers, guards normally located in the space between the rollers, means for positively rotatin the rollers, means timed r to move the guer s from between the-rollers when the coins have been wrapped station-- ary folding fingers, means for roll-in the wrapped coins past the stationary to ding fingers, and means for preventing the unwrap ing of the wrapper while being folded. B5

4. n a coin wrapping machine, a number of flanged rollers for directing a web of paper around a stack of coins between the rollers, a track for the wra pe-d coips, means efor causing said wrapped coin to roll along said 9 track, means for reventing the unwinding of the paper web rom the coins-while bein rolled along said track, and stationary fol ers'englaging :the ends of the paper web beyond t e coins in succession to fold the same against the faces of the end coins as the stak is rolled past them. t

5. In a coin wrapping machine, a set of rollers for directing a web of paper around a stack of coins between the To lers, a track for the wrapped coinskguards coasting with [of the wrapped stack when rolled upon the track, said folders being arranged -to engage the end. of the paper web beyond the end coins of the stack to form successive folds of the paper web down upon the faces of the 6. In a coin wrap ing niachine, a set of flanged rollers s ace apart', when in o erative position, a istance less than the diameter of the coins being wrapped, guardsnormally located in the space between the rollers, means for positively rotating the rollers, means timed to move the guards from between. the rollers when the coins have been wrapped, stationary folders,-timcd to move one of the rollers toward the'other rollers to eject the wrapped coins, and means for rolling the mapped coins past the stationary folders.

7. In a coin wra upinglm'achine, a set of flanged rollers in sulistantially triangular relation, one of-said rollers having its Journals elastically mounted for movement to and from the other rollers, and means for moving another one of said rollers toward the remaining rollers to eject the wrapped coins from between the rollers in a direction lateral to the axis of said rollers.

8. In a coin wrapping n'lachine, a set of rollers for directing a web of paper around a stack of coins between the rollers, 21 track adapted to receive tl'e wrapped coinsrnd leat lng from the rollers, stationary folding means carried by said track, and a belt passed around one of said rollers and overriding the track in spaced operative rela'tion thereto.

9. In a coin wrapping machine, a number of rollersfor directing the web of paper around a stack of coins between the rollers,

a'track for receiving the wrapped coins in operative relation to said rollers, stationary folders carried b said track, a belt in op- .erative spaced relation to the track for engaging and rolling the wrapped coins past the stationary folders and a traveling arm engaging the wrapped coins while on the track to revent the unwinding of the Japer web whi e the coins are passin the to ders.

.10. In a coin wrapping maciine, anumher of rollers for directing a web of paper around astack of coinsbetween the rollers, 11 track for receiving the wrapped coins in operative'relation to the rollers, stationarlv folding fingers (in said track, means for rol ing the wraf'pped coins along the Stlick bythe stationary 0 din fingers, a traveling means for preventing t e unrolling of the paper web while passing the folding fingers, and means for returning the said traveling means for preventing the unwinding of the paper web to its initial position.

In' a coin wrapping, machine, a number of rollers for directing a web of paper around a stack of coins between the rollers, a curved track in operative relation to the rollers for receiving the coins after being wrapped, stationary folding fingers on the track, an arm carried by said carriage in the path of the wrap ed coins for preventing the unwinding o the pa )BI web while the coin stack is being moved by the folders, and means for returning the carriage to its initial position. I

' 12. In a coin wrapping machine, a set of rollers for directing a web of aper around a stack of coins between the rol ers, and constituting the support for the coins while heingwrapped. and means for engagin the wrapped coins between the rollers and timed to engage and eject the said coins after being wrapped in the paper web in a direction lateral to the axes of the rollers.

13. In a coinwrapping machine, a number of flanged rollers for directing a web of paper around a stack of coins between the 01ers and at the same time crimping the paper web over the faces of the and coins, saidrollers coact ing to grasp and support the coins while being wra ped, a track in operative relation to the rol ers for receiving the coins after being wrapped, means for ejecting the coins from between the rollers and timed to actvafter the coins have been wrapped; stationary folding fing'ers along the track in the path of the wrap ed coins and means for re ling the wrapped stack 0% coins past the stationary folders in successsion to fold down the ends of the paper web over the ends of the coins.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. ERSKINE W. JENNINGS.

W'itnesses:

JAMES WM. BRYAN, RAYMOND Boa'rmon'r. 

